Author: Jim

Two Different Versions of ‘Cancel Culture’

Scott Adams and the lab-leak theory of Covid.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/02/opinion/lab-leak-dilbert-cancel-culture.html?smid=em-share

Ancient DNA Reveals History of Hunter-Gatherers in Europe

Looking at DNA gleaned from ancient remains, researchers identified at least eight previously unknown populations of early Europeans.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/01/science/dna-hunter-gatherers-europe.html?smid=em-share

Netanyahu Is Shattering Israeli Society

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s attack on the judiciary is throwing Israel into chaos.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/28/opinion/netanyahu-israel-palestinians-courts.html?smid=em-share

Is the Marriage Between Democracy and Capitalism on the Rocks?

Never easy, the relationship between the vaunted political system and economic order appears to be in crisis. New books by historians and economists sound the alarm.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/15/books/review/books-democracy-capitalism.html?smid=em-share

Police Brutality Is Not Always About Race

The killing of Tyre Nichols is a reminder that even the most horrific injustices are often complicated.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/07/opinion/police-violence-race-poverty.html?smid=em-share

How to Destroy (What’s Left of) the Mainstream Media’s Credibility

Objectivity is a hard standard, but good journalism can’t do without it.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/09/opinion/mainstream-media-credibility-objectivity-journalism.html?smid=em-share

Why Fox News Lied to the Viewers It ‘Respects’

It’s about “representation.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/26/opinion/fox-news-lies-dominion.html?smid=em-share

American Teens Are Really Miserable. Why?

Social media has added to a sense of isolation.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/18/opinion/depression-teen-social.html?smid=em-share